Simon arrives with a bruised face, revealing to Jill that his father hit him again, but Jill refuses to call the police, fearing people will see her as unfilial. Despite Simon's concerns, he promises to protect her as she faces her troubled family life with a gambler father and a weak mother. Meanwhile, someone watches Jill and Simon secretly from the corridor, noticing they get into a car together. The episode ends with the lingering question of whether Jill will choose to rely on Simon, the golden boy from Landon, or someone from her past to change her fate.